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Mycobacterium

Meaning: Genus of slow-growing, acid-fast microorganisms that includes the causes of tuberculosis and leprosy.

In practice: Acid-fast staining of the sputum sample showed Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the patient with a chronic cough.

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